Roshani Chokshi kicks off a new trilogy with The Gilded Wolves! This is a must read, and you can find out all the details here!
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Rating: 5 out of 5 STARS
{Mild spoilers; Young Adult}
The Gilded Wolves is the first in a trilogy, and it certainly feels that way. The world building is incredible and lush. The characters are dynamic and full of life. I’ve always loved Chokshi’s ability to envision worlds where anything is possible and everything is magic.
This novel is everything I wanted it to be. A little National Treasure mixed with supernatural elements and food to die for.
The Gilded Wolves follows Séverin Montagnet-Alarie as he attempts to gain back his inheritance. He’s quickly entangled with Hypnos, the Patriarch of another House in the Order. They’ll have to work together, along with four of Séverin’s most trusted colleagues (family, really), to solve one of the biggest mysteries in the history of the Order.
I love Chokshi’s ability to weave this incredible story with the historical accuracies of the time. She tackles difficult topics like colonialism, identity, and colonizers rewriting the history of the nations they’ve conquered. I didn’t realize I could respect and admire her more until I read this novel.
Since this is the first in a series, expect some things to be left open, but don’t let that stop you from devouring this one. You’ll fall in love with these characters, the world they live in, and all the promises it holds.
Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.
To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian who can’t yet go home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in all but blood, who might care too much.
Together, they’ll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive.
All these beautiful portraits were made by the insanely talented Nicole Deal!
Left to right (bottom row): Tristin Enrique, Hypnos
Thank you so much to the Wednesday Books for an advanced copy of The Gilded Wolves!